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A game recap for the Thursday, August 27, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters game between Long Nguyen, Andrew He, and Victoria Groce.
Jeopardy! Masters Recap - Thursday, August 27, 2026 (Game 1)
Current Champion
Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300
To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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Jeopardy! Masters Standings
(through 2 episodes)
1) Paolo Pasco, 4 points, 1 win, 35 correct responses, $21,600 Coryat Score, $23,100 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 4 points, 1 win, 33 correct responses, $22,800 Coryat Score, $28,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Victoria Groce, 3 points, 1 win, 51 correct responses, $36,200 Coryat Score, $26,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 34 correct responses, $27,800 Coryat Score, $32,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Andrew He, 1 points, 0 wins, 28 correct responses, $9,200 Coryat Score, $9,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Long Nguyen, 1 points, 0 wins, 20 correct responses, $9,600 Coryat Score, $10,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
Upcoming Encore Presentations
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
August 31: S42 E111 (February 9, 2026)
September 1: S42 E112 (February 10, 2026)
September 2: S42 E113 (February 11, 2026)
September 3: S42 E114 (February 12, 2026)
September 4: S42 E115 (February 13, 2026)
September 5-6: S41 E144 (March 27, 2025)
September 7: S42 E116 (February 16, 2026)
September 8: S42 E117 (February 17, 2026)
September 9: S42 E118 (February 18, 2026)
September 10: S42 E119 (February 19, 2026)
September 11: S42 E120 (February 20, 2026)
September 12-13: S41 E145 (March 28, 2025)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)
All Time Winnings
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:
1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):
1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000
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Warning: This page contains spoilers for the August 27, 2026, first game of Jeopardy! Masters — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. It will be updated alongside the Eastern Time airing of the show, beginning at about 8:00 PM Eastern.
This game's Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Long enters this game with a 5-6 career win-loss record and 1 point thus far in the tournament. Andrew enters this game with a 18-18 career win-loss record and 1 point thus far in the tournament. Victoria enters this game with a 20-8 career win-loss record and 3 points thus far in the tournament.
Andy's Pregame Thoughts:
I know that Victoria Groce thought in the post-game interview from yesterday's game that her bet on the final Daily Double may have been too much, but I'm not sure I agree with her assessment. First of all, even if you hold everything else constant and given Victoria a correct response on that last Daily Double, her score entering Final Jeopardy would have been Triple Stumper-proof, so a correct response on the Daily Double would have given her the 3 points. But, even at this point, it's moved Victoria to the first game of the evening, where she's been paired against the 5th and 6th-placed players in the competition in Andrew He and Long Nguyen. Andrew and Long have both struggled thus far, and having to play against Victoria likely won't help them find buzzer timing. But if they do, and manage to pull off an upset tonight, then things in Jeopardy! Masters will get incredibly interesting.
As always, here's what the Unified Prediction Model thinks about this one:
Victoria: 41.3% chance of winning, 31.5% chance of finishing second;
Andrew: 31.4% chance of winning, 34.0% chance of finishing second;
Long: 27.3% chance of winning, 34.5% chance of finishing second.
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